Ezekiel 14:1

Then came certain, of the elders of Israel unto me,.... The Syriac version adds, "to consult the Lord"; by the prophet. These, according to Kimchi, were the elders of the captivity, the heads of the…

Elders of Israel - Some of the fellow-exiles of Ezekiel, among whom he ministered.

Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me - These probably came to tempt him, or get him to say something that would embroil him with the government. They were bad men, as we shall see in the…

Here is, I. The address which some of the elders of Israel made to the prophet, as an oracle, to enquire of the Lord by him. They came, and sat before him, Eze 14:1. It is probable that they were not…

Answer to idolaters who inquire of the Lord

1. elders of Israel That is, in point of fact, elders of the exiles; but in them the prophet sees representatives of the house of Israel both at home and…